ATR and the Thai airline Bangkok Airways announced a contract for the sale of six firm ATR 72-600 aircraft and two options, valued at almost $200m. Bangkok Airways has been operating ATR aircraft for two decades and currently operates a fleet of eight ATR 72-500s. The first new ATR 72-600s will be delivered later this
Vietnam’s VietJetAir has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 21 firm Airbus A320ceo (current engine option) family aircraft, including 14 A320ceos and 7 A321ceos. The agreement is valued at more than $800m at list price. Furthermore, Thailand’s Nok Air announced a commitment to order eight Next-Generation 737-800s powered by CFM56-7B engines and seven 737
BOC Aviation has selected Pratt & Whitney to power 15 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft as part of an ongoing strategy to build up a fleet of modern, fuel-efficient, in-demand aircraft to meet customer demands. Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., will supply the PurePower PW1100G-JM engines for delivery starting in 2017.
On the occasion of the Singapore Airshow, the European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the United Arab Emirates’ leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) announced a contract for the purchase of 40 ATR 72-600s, which includes firm orders for 20 aircraft and options for 20 additional ones. DAE is the largest aviation leasing firm in
On February 7th, 2014, Lufthansa’s tenth Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental landed at Frankfurt Airport. The “dash-8” is just one of seven brand-new airliners that will be joining the Group in February and March. Over the next few weeks, these ultra-modern jets will be arriving like pearls on a necklace at Frankfurt: alongside three Boeing 747-8s, Lufthansa
Bombardier Aerospace announced that a customer, who has requested to remain unidentified at this time, has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 12 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets.
Vietnam’s VietJetAir has finalised a major order for the A320 Family to meet its future expansion plans. The purchase agreement covers firm orders for 42 A320neo, 14 A320ceo and 7 A321ceo, plus 30 purchase rights. In addition the airline will lease eight more A320 Family aircraft from third party lessors. The order was finalised at
Turkish Airlines has entered into an agreement under which IAE International Aero Engines AG’s V2500 engines will power 25 new A321 aircraft. This brings the total number of V2500-powered A320 aircraft in their fleet to 110. The deal is valued at $560m. Aircraft deliveries will commence in 2015 and continue through 2017.
Small Planet Airlines will take delivery of 3 A320s this year. One has already been delivered and two more are expected in spring. A record of 11 aircraft will be utilized by the airline this summer – 9 A320s and 2 737-300s – across its bases in UK, Poland, Lithuania and France. Better economy in
2013 proved to be another record year for CFM International (CFM) with the company logging orders for a total of 2,723 engines, including 1,330 CFM56 engines (commercial, military and spares) and 1,393 LEAP engines (including spares). These orders – the highest level in the company’s 40-year history – are valued at more than $31bn at
